Energy source balancer

Abstract

Systems and methods for an energy source balancer are provided. The energy source balancer can predict an amount of electricity to charge a battery in a time interval. The energy source balancer can identify a charger connected to an electricity grid. The energy source balancer can determine, a portion of the electricity provided to the charger in the time interval via renewable energy sources. The charger can generate an action configured to offset any non-renewable energy provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system, comprising:
 one or more processors, coupled with memory, to: 
 predict, based at least in part on a state of charge of a battery of an electric vehicle, an amount of electricity to charge the battery of the electric vehicle in a time interval; 
 identify a charger connected to an electricity grid configured to provide the amount of electricity to charge the battery; 
 determine, based on an identity of the charger, a first quantity of renewable energy credits, each renewable energy credit representing a predefined amount of electricity, acquired incident to the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval; 
 determine a second quantity of the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval from one or more renewable energy sources of the electricity grid; 
 determine a first portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval, the first portion comprising the first quantity and the second quantity; 
 determine a second portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval via one or more non-renewable energy sources of the electricity grid, wherein the second portion corresponds to a difference between the amount of electricity and the first portion; and 
 generate, subsequent to the time interval, based at least in part on the second portion that corresponds to the difference between the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval and the first portion of the amount of electricity provided via one or more renewable energy sources, an action configured to offset the second portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the amount of electricity to charge the battery is based on a route established for the electric vehicle to travel. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the time interval is less than an amount of time taken to charge the battery to full capacity. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the charger is identified based at least in part on a first distance from the charger to the electric vehicle or a second distance from the charger to a location on a route of the electric vehicle. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , comprising the one or more processors to:
 select the charger with a highest portion of the amount of electricity provided via the one or more renewable energy sources in the time interval; and 
 present the selected charger via a graphical user interface. 
 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1 , comprising the one or more processors to:
 rank the charger and a plurality of additional chargers by the second portion; and 
 display, via a graphical user interface, the charger and the plurality of additional chargers; 
 wherein the charger and the plurality of additional chargers of a higher rank are displayed with elevated prominence. 
 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the action comprises:
 a determination of a difference between a portion of renewable energy of a grid at a first time and a second time; 
 a determination of a second amount of energy to offset the second portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger, the determination of the second amount of energy based on the difference; 
 a reception of the second amount of energy from the electricity grid at the first time; and 
 a provision of the second amount of energy to the electricity grid at the second time;
 wherein a composition of the electricity grid includes a greater portion of renewable energy at the second time than the first time. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the action comprises a selection of a charging time or an additional charger. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the action comprises an execution of a transaction for a second quantity of renewable energy credits. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the action comprises:
 a determination of a demand reduction of the electric vehicle equal to the second portion, the demand reduction comprising a vehicle speed adjustment, a climate control setting, or a battery charge level; and 
 an initiation of the determined demand reduction. 
 
     
     
       11. A method, comprising:
 predicting, by a data processing system comprising one or more processors coupled with memory, based at least in part on a state of charge of a battery of an electric vehicle, an amount of electricity to charge the battery of the electric vehicle in a time interval; 
 identifying, by the data processing system, a charger connected to an electricity grid configured to provide the amount of electricity to charge the battery; 
 determining, based on an identity of the charger and by the data processing system, a first quantity of renewable energy credits, each renewable energy credit representing a predefined amount of electricity, acquired incident to the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval; 
 determining a second quantity of the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval from one or more renewable energy sources of the electricity grid; 
 determining, by the data processing system and for the charger, a first portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval, the first portion comprising the first quantity and the second quantity; 
 determining a second portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval via one or more non-renewable energy sources of the electricity grid, wherein the second portion corresponds to a difference between the amount electricity and the first portion; and 
 generating, by the data processing system and subsequent to the time interval, based at least in part on the second portion that corresponds to the difference between the amount electricity provided to the charger in the time interval and the first portion of the amount electricity provided via one or more renewable energy sources, an action configured to offset the second portion. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 ranking, by the data processing system, the charger and a plurality of additional chargers by the second portion; and 
 displaying, via a graphical user interface, the charger and the plurality of additional chargers; 
 wherein the charger and the plurality of additional chargers having a higher rank are displayed with elevated prominence. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 displaying, by the data processing system via a graphical user interface, the charger, and a predicted composition of the one or more renewable energy sources of the electricity grid. 
 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 receiving, by the data processing system, a measured amount of electricity delivered to charge the battery of the electric vehicle; and 
 reconciling, by the data processing system, the measured amount of electricity to the predicted amount of electricity to charge the battery. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the action comprises:
 determining a demand reduction of the electric vehicle equal to the second portion, the demand reduction comprising adjusting a vehicle speed, a climate control setting, or a battery charge level; and 
 initiating the determined demand reduction. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the action comprises conducting a transaction for a second quantity of renewable energy credits. 
     
     
       17. An electric vehicle, comprising: one or more processors, coupled with memory, to:
 receive, via a graphical user interface, an indication from a user of the electric vehicle to charge a battery of the electric vehicle; 
 determine, responsive to the indication from the user, an amount of electricity to charge the battery of the electric vehicle in a time interval; 
 identify a charger connected to an electricity grid configured to provide the amount of electricity to charge the battery; 
 determine, based on an identity of the charger, a first quantity of renewable energy credits, each renewable energy credit representing a predefined amount of electricity, acquired incident to the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval; 
 determine a second quantity of the amount of electricity obtained in the time interval from one or more renewable energy sources of the electricity grid; 
 determine, for the charger, a first portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval, the first portion comprising the first quantity and the second quantity; 
 determine a second portion of the amount of electricity provided to the charger in the time interval via one or more non-renewable energy sources of the electricity grid, wherein the second portion corresponds to a difference between the amount electricity and the first portion; and 
 provide, subsequent to the time interval, based at least in part on the second portion that corresponds to the difference between the amount electricity provided to the charger in the time interval and the first portion of the amount electricity provided via one or more renewable energy sources, via the graphical user interface, an indication of an action configured to offset the second portion. 
 
     
     
       18. The electric vehicle of  claim 17 , comprising the electric vehicle to:
 rank the charger and a plurality of additional chargers by the second portion; and 
 display, via the graphical user interface, the charger and the plurality of additional chargers; 
 wherein the charger and the plurality of additional chargers of a higher rank are displayed with elevated prominence. 
 
     
     
       19. The electric vehicle of  claim 17 , wherein the action comprises a demand reduction of the electric vehicle, the demand reduction comprising a vehicle speed adjustment, a climate control setting, or a battery charge level. 
     
     
       20. The electric vehicle of  claim 17 , wherein the action comprises an execution of a transaction for a second quantity of renewable energy credits.